Toy gun



(No Model.)

T. ADAMS.

TOY GUN.

No. 408,062. Patented July 30, 1889.

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THOMAS ADAMS, OF HIGHLAND, NET YORK.

TOY GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,062, dated July 30, 1889.

Application led March 6, 1889. Serial No. 302,082. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg/ concern.-

Be it known that I, THoMas ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of llighland, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Irmgrovements in Toy Guns; an d I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure I is a perspective viewof myinvention, the yoke on the end of the barrel being dropped in front of the barrel in the position as when the gun is used lfor explodin torpedoes or caps, the dotted lines showing the yoke thrown up on/the barrel in position as when the gun is used for shooting darts or arrows. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ot my gun, showing the action of the trigger and springhammer, the piston drawn to the breech of the barrel, and a rubber for operatin g the piston. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a spring for operating the piston.

The object ot my invention is to produce a toy gun ot' such construction as to permit ot' it being used for exploding torpedoes or caps and for shooting darts or arrows; and to these ends my invention consists in the improved construction and novel combination ot' parts et a toy gun, as will be hereinafter fully described in the specification, illustrated in the drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, A designates one side of the gun, which has its inner Vtace grooved from the front end to the point l, thus forming a portion of the barrel of the gun.

C designates the opposite side of the gun, which is constructed in the same manner as the first-named side A, with the excep tion that the opposite side of the piece C is grooved,so that when the two pieces A and C are put together the bore et the gun will be formed by the two grooves.

On the stock oit the gun at the point Dis secured a spring-hammer E, at the front end of which is secured a downward]y-extending lu g F, which extends through an aperture G spring or rubber is secured to the gun at the front end of a groove N by means of a pin or pivot O,which passes through that portion of the gun which serves as sides for the groove.

P designates a longitudinal slot inthe side of the barrel of the gun, throughwhich a pin or screw-eye Q extends, one end el the pin or screw-eye engaging one side et the piston J.

R designates a yoke whichis secured to the barrel by a pivot S. In this yoke is mounted a cap-seat T.

'W designates a projection on the lower portion of the barrel for supporting the yoke when in the dropped position, as shown in Fig. I.

From the :foregoing description ot my invention it will be readily seen that by pulling the trigger I the hammer will be raised, thereby raising the lug F partially out of the aperture G, and it the piston J is in the rear end of the barrel it will be .released and thereby drawn rapidly forward by the spring or rubber Il.

lV hen the ,piston is drawn forward, the forward end of it will project out of: the end of the gun far enough to strike against the capseat in the yoke. NVhen the piston has reached the muzzle of the gun, it may be drawn back to the breech by the pin or screw eye Q, and there locked by the engagement ot the lug F with the detent K on the rear end oit the piston. It will be seen that the piston at its rear end is inclined or beveled, as shown in Figs. 2 and of the drawings, and when the piston is being drawn back the lug will be forced upward, thus permitting 'the piston to pass backward. Then the piston has passed backward a sullic'ient distance to bring the detent under the lug, the said lug will be forced downward by the spring-hammer, thereby IOO locking the piston. NVhen the piston has been locked, if it is desired to shoot darts or arrows, one of the darts or arrows is placed in the barrel of the gun and allowed to drop as far as the forward end of the piston. Vhen the trigger is pulled, th e hammer will be raised, and with it the lug, thereby releasing the piston. When the piston has been released, it will be drawn forward rapidly and forcibly by the rubber or spring, thereby forcing the dart or arrow out of the barrel.

If itis desired to explode torpedoes or caps, the yoke R is turned down over the end of the barrel and allowed to rest upon the proj ection WV. In the cap-seat T is placed a torpedo or cap, and the piston is drawn back to the rear end of the barrel. The trigger is pulled, thereby releasing the piston, which will be drawn to the muzzle of the gun, as before described, the forward end projecting out of the muzzle of the gun just far enough to strike against the torpedo or cap in the capseat, and thereby causing the same to explode.

Having thus fully described my invention, I d esire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- A toy gun consisting of the barrel having' the yoke pivoted to the end thereof, the stock having the spring-hammer secured thereto, the piston arranged in the barrel and adapted to be engaged by the spring-hammer, and the trigger pivoted in the stock and bearing against the spring-hammer, the action of the trigger releasing the hammer from engagementwith the piston, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS ADAMS.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN G. GUERNsEY, JOSEPH A. SPRATT. 

